PLAYMOBIL MOVIE

The toys of Playmobil come alive in their own feature film. PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE is now available to add to your home entertainment video library via digital and DVD. From the writer's of Disney's Princess & The Frog, this animated movie features the voices of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Jim Gaffigan (Hotel Transylvania 3), Anya Taylor Joy (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Kenan Thompson (SNL) along with Grammy Award winner Meghan Trainor and Grammy Award Nominee Adam Lambert. PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE is a playful film that will take you to Toyland for a family movie night.

PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE has audiences follow charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe) as he teams up with smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan) and the seemingly ordinary yet mysterious Marla (Taylor-Joy) on a mission to save disappearing toys.  These aren't any ordinary toys though; they are alive residing in a Playmobil themed dimension of time and space where children's imaginary adventures are actually real life. Yes Rex, Del and Marla are all actually Playmobil toys too. Or are they?

As a top secret organization snatches the citizens of the different Playmobil lands will our three heroes spoil the fiendish plot? As Rex, Del and Marla track the missing Playmobil toys they find themselves on a journey full of challenges as they develop a friendship that will be a key to solving the mystery they are investigating. Through their adventure the heroes realize that no matter how life plays out anything can be achieved when you believe in yourself.



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Artist utilizes Playmobil toys to make topics interesting for young readers

**A Geek Daddy received the featured product for free**

Photographer Richard Unglik has developed an artistic niche by recreating the works of famous painters, memorable movie moments, and other well-known visual scenes entirely with characters, accessories and decors from the Playmobil toy line.  Now Unglik is using his passion for Playmobil to inspire young readers through two new children's books: Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles and Journey Around the World.

Sherlock Holmes detective stories are brilliant mysteries but the writing of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle can be weighty material for children to comprehend and devote their attention to.  Unglik portrays Sherlock Holmes in a manner more suitable for children aged 6 through 12 years old to appreciate as he recreates the world of Sherlock Holmes using Playmobil action figures and scenery.

Follow along with Playmobil Sherlock as he solves the classic story of The Hound of the Baskervilles.  Readers delve into a haunted tale of suspense and mystery told from the perspective of the familiar, heartwarming Playmobil characters that have been delighting children since the toys originated in the 1970s.  While published as a children's book, this 96 page reenactment of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles is an enjoyable and interesting read for kids as well as kids-at-heart.  Readers of all ages will enjoy flipping through the pages and viewing the Playmobil depictions.

Journey Around the World encourages children to learn more about the world beyond their doorstep.  Unglik also uses Playmobil figurines and scenery to engage children's interest in learning about history and geography by depicting different parts of the world and its exotic peoples and places.

More than 25 countries from around the globe are portrayed through double paged sections in this book which also includes a large, pull-out map of the world.  Each double page spread showcases a country, city, or civilization along with its traditions and customs.  Journey Around the World is a heartwarming atlas that will inspire children to explore and discover.  As with Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, this book is full of wonderful pictures featuring Playmobil toys that even adults will want to flip through to enjoy.

These books are available at a variety of retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.  For more information about these books and their author, visit quartous.com.

Richard Unglik's Playmobil books get A Geek Daddy nod of approval for taking topics that kids might not otherwise be very interested in and making them interesting through fun toy inspired visuals which draw young audiences into reading.